Prime Mike Tyson in this era

[TysonBomb]

People are criminally underrating Tyson.

Almost everybody back then believed that he was clearly on his way to becoming the GOAT and towards smashing all significant heavyweight records ahead of him.

The whole point of Tyson taking on Ruddock was because everybody was ducking him. And then he fought him twice, which was completely ludicrous because he ruined that mans career after that and delayed his own chances at a title shot. He didn't have to take the rematch but Tyson being the naive guy he was didn't want any doubt to surround his TKO victory in the first fight.

Ruddock by his own admission was finished after those fights. He took so much damage that he was never going to be the same fighter again.

What should have happened was that Tyson should've either immediately gotten a rematch with Douglas or that he should've gotten a title at Holyfield after the first Ruddock fight. He was the former champ and most deserving for a title shot. Douglas didn't want to fvck up and ruin the greatest upset in boxing history so he didn't take a rematch, which is understandable, but Tyson deserved more of a title shot than old Foreman.

[Beanflicker]

People are criminally underrating Tyson.

I'm sure a guy named "TysonBomb" will set us all straight. Obviously you are an unbiased, critical thinker when it comes to evaluating Iron Mike Tyson.

I take back what I said about it being a toss-up. I've been rewatching several of Wlad's fights over the past few years and I say prime Wlad beats the shit out of prime Tyson. I don't even think it would be a close fight.

I give Wlad 8/10 wins, the 2 wins for Tyson being he lands a good haymaker.

I don't think Tyson lands with any consistency against Wlad, I think he gets eaten up with jabs and right hands like he did against Buster, and I think he possibly goes down in the later rounds.

If you Tyson marks want to believe he'd just go out and land some leaping left hook on Wlad, that's fine. Live in the fantasy. Wlad's reflexes, speed and footwork negates most of Tyson's offense and he gets eaten alive from the outside.

I love Mike and I always stand up for him when people dog his opposition, because I think he fought a solid variety of guys and really showed he is an all time great, but against either Klitschko he takes a MONUMENTAL beating.

[Beanflicker]

Almost everybody back then believed that he was clearly on his way to becoming the GOAT and towards smashing all significant heavyweight records ahead of him.

Yeah but they didn't account for the fact that he was a complete thug and mental midget outside of the ring.

[Master]

Almost everybody back then believed that he was clearly on his way to becoming the GOAT and towards smashing all significant heavyweight records ahead of him.

Yeah but they didn't account for the fact that he was a complete thug and mental midget outside of the ring.

Yes he was but in the ring he was great. It is not as if he is going to marry your daughter.

[Beanflicker]

I like boxers with a mean streak, but it's hard to be a great boxer when you can't box because you're locked up for raping a girl (ask Ibeabuchi or Tony Ayala).